Kody Austin Lott
Kody Austin Lott
Kody Austin Lott is a 20-year-old resident of Wichita Falls, Texas. [1]
Murder of Lauren Landavazo
On September 2, 2016 Kody Lott fatally shot 13-year-old Lauren Landavazo while walking home from school. He also shot Makayla Smith who was in stable condition after the shooting. [1]
On Septmber 4, 2016 Kody was arrested and charged with with the murder of Lauren Landavazo and aggravated assault of Makayla Smith.
He shot Lauren and Makalya as they walked home from school at around 3 p.m in, the 5100 block of Kingston Drive a quiet suburban residential area in Wichita Falls.
After the shooting the girls were rushed to the United Regional Hospital where Lauren died from her injuries.
Makayla survived the shooting and was in stable condition.
Capture
Wichita Falls Police Department had set up a perimeter around Fountaingate Apartments, 5210 Tower Dr., after a check suspicious call around 1:52 p.m. [1]
They located Kody Lott soon after receiving a tip while he was trying to leave the scene, and he was taken into custody in a shopping center located in the 4600 block of Southwest Parkway.
He was arrested on an unrelated charge, and police said Lott later confessed to shooting Landavazo and Smith on Friday.
Kody had matched the description witnesses gave to police.
The witnesses had spotted white male with curly brown hair carrying a rifle and driving a black pickup truck following the shooting.
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